reemit
- a word derived from emit.
Example Sentences
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For example, metals are shiny because they contain lots of free electrons that can absorb light and then reemit most of it, making their surfaces gleam.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 18, 2023
The surrounding dust grains absorb the ultraviolet light and reemit it in the infrared.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 16, 2021
The hope was that the filament would reabsorb the IR photons, which would then reemit some of that energy as visible light.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 11, 2016
Broadcast radio frequencies are swept over an appropriate range and nuclei absorb and reemit them only if the nuclei are in a magnetic field with the correct strength.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The short intense flash can rapidly energize a laser and allow it to reemit the energy in another form.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
